Richard Fleischer repeatedly turned down Dino De Laurentiis' overtures to direct the film. He ultimately relented when he realized that the best way to make the film was to shoot it straight and tell the story as truthfully as he could.

为了静下心来研究学问，老实木讷的数学家大卫?萨莫（Dustin Hoffman 达斯汀?霍夫曼 饰）协同妻子艾米（Susan George 苏珊?乔治 饰）回到位于英国乡村的老房子。艾米性感大胆的穿着引来村中男人们粗鄙的目光，而大卫看似懦弱的外表更让他们有恃无恐。某日，他们借打猎之名将大卫引出家门，随后对艾米进行轮奸，面对这种种羞辱，大卫只能强颜欢笑…

Richard Fleischer repeatedly turned down Dino De Laurentiis' overtures to direct the film. He ultimately relented when he realized that the best way to make the film was to shoot it straight and tell the story as truthfully as he could.

为了静下心来研究学问，老实木讷的数学家大卫•萨莫（Dustin Hoffman 达斯汀•霍夫曼 饰）协同妻子艾米（Susan George 苏珊•乔治 饰）回到位于英国乡村的老房子。艾米性感大胆的穿着引来村中男人们粗鄙的目光，而大卫看似懦弱的外表更让他们有恃无恐。某日，他们借打猎之名将大卫引出家门，随后对艾米进行轮奸，面对这种种羞辱，大卫只能强颜欢…

英国一度很盛行的社会写实主义风格在60年代末的延续罢了，翻拍自Ken Loach早期为BBC拍的一集电视片。\n　　侯孝贤在访谈中提及，他选择从影是因为在当兵时看了一部英国片，译作《十字路口》的，令处在人生十字路口的他决心走电影这条路。